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Open access is a subfield of open science that began on December 1, 2001 with the Budapest Open Access Initiative and aims to create a virtuous loop in the academic ecosystem. Open access is distinguished by the fact that information producers become users, and users (researchers) become producers again. Authors of scholarly article do not seek profit from publishing, but research results are extensively disseminated, and research accomplishments are immediately shared and generally recognized. Open access can help tackle three types of problems: economic obstacles, legal barriers, and technical barriers. The growing burden of paper publication fees, especially article processing charge, on individual researchers is a representative problem in the academic ecosystem that comes along with open access. One of the primary concerns with open access is the expert review system, which is thought to have a significant impact on the future of the academic journal ecosystem as well as the type of open access. In addition to the usual closed expert review methods used by many academic publications, such as single-blind review, double- blind review, and triple-blind review, expert review also includes open expert review and transparent expert review. The planned improvements in open access and expert review are expected to have a considerable influence on the academic ecosystem.